Strategic Project Lead - Software Engineering

Hello,

ZettaMine!!!

Freelancing Opportunity :-

Role:

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Mandatory Eligibility Criteria

Technical & Professional Qualification:

• Proven experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs in

  software engineering, technical program management, consulting, finance, startups, operations

  , or similar environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify bottlenecks, define meaningful metrics, and improve production performance.
• Experience managing

  distributed teams, contributor networks, marketplaces, or large-scale technical operations

  .
• Strong customer-facing communication skills, including expectation management, risk communication, and client relationship management.
• Ability to

  read and review code, understand test suites, and independently assess technical work

  .
• Working knowledge of programming languages such as

  Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go

  .

What You’ll Work On:

• Own end-to-end delivery across scope, timelines, quality, throughput, contributor performance, and cost.
• Design and manage workflows for coding datasets, agentic trajectories, RL environments, benchmarks, and rubric-based evaluations.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and improve workflows, review systems, incentives, and capacity planning.
• Partner with talent teams to source, assess, onboard, train, and ramp distributed software engineers.
• Build team-lead and reviewer structures for programs involving

  100–1,000+ contributors

  .
• Own quality-control systems, analyze datasets for trends and systematic errors, and address root causes.
• Act as the primary customer contact, communicating progress, risks, quality trends, and recovery plans.
• Translate research objectives into practical task specifications and assess whether requirements produce the intended outcomes.
• Use

  Python, SQL, or similar tools

  for quality sampling, defect analysis, throughput reporting, and operational reviews.
• Develop reusable playbooks, quality controls, evaluation assets, and contributor-management systems.
• Share operational learnings and mentor other program leads.

Availability:

• Minimum

  8 hours/day and 40 hours/week

  .
• Minimum

  4 hours overlap with PST

  .
• Immediate availability preferred.

Others:

• LinkedIn profile is mandatory

  for review. Please ensure the LinkedIn profile link is included in the resume.
• Strong communication and ability to work independently in a remote

Interested candidates:

Thanks & Regards,

Karthik K

ZettaMine